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ANDREW J. TEWKSBURY, OF HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

WOODEN-SOLED SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,572, dated April14, 1885.

Application filed November l0, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. TEWKs- BURY, of Haverhill, county ofEssex, State of Massachusetts,have invented an Improvement inWooden-Soled Shoes,of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawings', is a specification, like letters on thedrawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to the class of boots and shoes commonly calledwooden-soled shoes, to be used by miners and others, and has for itsobject to produce a shoe whereby ease and comfort to the wearer areattained, as well as strength, durability, and cheapness.

The invention is shown in this instance as applied to a brogan shoe; andit consists, essentially, in providing an upper with a bottom composedentirely of one piece, and of such peculiar shape as to provide abearing for the fore part ofthe foot back of the ball, or between theshank and ball; also, in other details of construction,to be hereinafterspecifically described. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe embodyingmy invention; Fig. 2, a crosssection thereof on the line a' x. Fig. 3 isa detail to be referred to, and Fig. 4 is a crosssection on line y y,Flg. 1.

The vamp A, quarter B, and stlffener C are cut from usual patterns toform a brogan shoe. The quarter B at its heel portion has a V- shapedpiece cut therefrom, as at c, Fig. 3. To the outside of this quarter B astiffener, C, of usual shape andmaterial,ispartiallystitchedas, forinstance, from the commencementpoint to the point marked 2. The edgesformed at a are then brought together and the stitching completed. Bythis means a curve is produced at the heel portion'of the shoe whichmore nearly conforms to the heel of the wearer and prevents slipping.

Heretofore in brogan shoes it has been customary to unite the vamp andquarter by a lapseam stayed by a single rivet; but in practice 5 thisproduces a rigid seam, besides leaving the edge of the vamp free to rubagainst the foot of the wearer.

In accordance with this invention the vamp A, suitably crimped, andquarter B are united by means of aside seam, b, on the outsidethereof,which is stayed at top by suitable rivets,3 4, passing throughtlie vamp and quarter and (No model.)

joined together on the outside by a compound or double washer, 5, thisside seam, when properly rubbed down, leaving the inner surface smoothand free from the objections referred to.

The sole or bottom piece, D, made preferably of wood turned on anordinary lathe, comprises in one piece what are usually termed the outersole,7 inner sole, and heel77 of an ordinary shoe.

To provide for the flexibility obtained in an ordinary boot or shoewherein a leather sole is employed, and to produce a shoe thatmayconform to the movement of the foot,and also obviate slipping of theshoe at the heel, Ihave so shaped the sole D as to form a bearing-point,f, for the foot between the shank and ball, as shown in Fig. l, and fromthat point to the toe the sole is curved. Moving the bearing-point fromthe ball back to a point between the shank and ball also obviates thenecessity ofthe Wearer lifting the heel in walking by a Vstr'ainon thefoot, which is veryl tiresome-as, for instance, the wearer natu-rallyIirst striking on the heel and then the ball, the intermediatebearingpoint will facilitate raising the heel, thus causing no strain tocome upon the foot. The sole D is provided with a heel-tip, h, and atoetip, fi, both attached thereto by means of screws or nails or othersuitable fastenings, and suitable stay-bolts, g, inserted through theball of the sole and near the breast of the heel, prevent splitting orother accidental injury to the sole and increase itsl durability. Thissole D is. also recessed or hollowed out to form the usual shankportion, and is rabbeted entirely around its upper edge, as at c.

To unite the upper and sole together, the sole is placed upon a suitablejack. The upper is then placed thereon. The edges of the vamp andquarter are placed in the rabbeted portion. A welt-strip, d, is alsoplaced in the rabbeted portion against the upper, extending around thefore part and back as far as the stiffener C, and nails or othersuitable fastenings are driven through the said welt-strip and upperinto the sole D, transversely thereto.

The welt d serves to increase the holdingpower of the fastenings andaids in making the shoe water-tight, and the rabbeted portion ispreferablyv cut of sufficient depth to allow the welt d to lie flushwith the edge of the sole D.

The sole is provided with aslight depression ICO or reeess, as shown atm, Fig. 4, to receive the joint of the toe, and thus afford a properbearing for the foot without producing too great pressure on the saidjoint, thus making the 5 shoe much more comfortable than it otherwisewould be and enabling the shoe to be worn a long time without fatigue.

I do not desire to limit my invention to wooden-soled shoes, as some ofthe features ro herein described are equally applicable to shoes ofordinary construction.

If desired,a soek-soleof any suitable material may be employed.

I claim-- In a boot or shoe, the combination, with an 15 upper, of asole attached thereto,provided with a bearing-point,f, back ofthe balland between the shank and ball, as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name 2o to this speoiiieation inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREV J. TEWKSBURY.

Witnesses:

G. O. PAYsoN, f GrrAs. H. COFFIN.

